“Judge Is Ordered to Explain Handling of Flynn Case as F.B.I. Announces Review; In the latest twists in a highly politicized case, Michael Flynn’s lawyers are trying to force a judge to end the case immediately, and the F.B.I. will weigh whether it committed misconduct”: Charlie Savage will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.

Spencer S. Hsu and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Appeals court orders Flynn judge to defend actions, as legal scholars weigh in.”

Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times reports that “Appeals court orders judge in Flynn case to respond to request for removal.”

Adam Shaw of Fox News reports that “Federal appeals court orders judge in Flynn case to respond to motion to dismiss charges.”

Kyle Cheney of Politico reports that “Appeal Court orders Flynn judge to explain himself; The Appeals Court order is the latest twist in a remarkable series of events that have thrown the Flynn case into turmoil.”

Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ex-Watergate Prosecutors Say Flynn Case Shouldn’t Be Dismissed.”

And online at The New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin has a post titled “A Case From a Judge’s Past May Offer a Clue About How the Michael Flynn Inquiry Will Proceed.”

You can access Thursday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“For an accessible Supreme Court, we need to keep the livestream alive”: Columnist Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Courts around the Philly region are inching toward a busier — and more digital — new normal”: Chris Palmer and Julie Shaw of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.